Title:
City of Orillia - BSCF
Agreement Value:
$867,825.28
Agreement Date:
Feb 3, 2023 - Mar 31, 2027
Description:
The City of Orillia will complete an assessment, to develop community-based prevention and intervention strategies, while also delivering in-house youth programming to provide safe spaces and alternatives for youth rather than engaging in gangs and street activities as part of their prevention/intervention strategy.
The objective of the multi-year prevention/intervention project is to increase the knowledge of the nature and scope of challenges to tackle this issue, while decreasing gun and gang activity, and fostering a long-term sustainable prevention/intervention program for the City of Orillia.
Organization:
Public Safety Canada
Expected Results:
Short-Term Outcomes: Identified municipalities and Indigenous communities have funding for prevention and intervention initiatives to address and respond to gun and gang violence. Medium-Term Outcomes: Identified municipalities and Indigenous communities implement informed prevention and intervention initiatives to respond to gun and gang violence. Long-Term Outcomes: Identified municipalities and Indigenous communities are equipped to address gun and gang violence through intervention and prevention initiatives.
Location:
Orillia, Ontario, CA L3V 7T5
Reference Number:
088-2025-2026-Q4-00040
Agreement Type:
Contribution
Report Type:
Grants and Contributions
Recipient Type:
Government
Additional Information:
The purpose of this amendment is to extend the agreement date to March 31, 2027. There is no change to Public Safety Canada funding.
Amendment Date
Mar 30, 2026
Recipient's Legal Name:
Corporation of the City of Orillia
Federal Riding Name:
Simcoe North
Federal Riding Number:
35099
Program:
(BSCF) Building Safer Communities Fund
Program Purpose:
The program purpose is to support Municipalities and Indigenous governments in their efforts to address gun and gang prevalence by providing a determined funding allocation to put in place community led projects to combat gun and gang violence and address knowledge gaps concerning the impacts of interventions in gun and gang violence.